come true. california beating care a sow. they tied it on a grand slam. congratulations to them. california has eight championships, by the way, the most by any u.s. state. let s turn now to major league baseball where for the first time the seattle mariners stand atop the. a a.l. lead. the mariners took sole possession of first place and they re the leader in the first position for the first time since all the way back to 2003. rangers and astros are kufrmtly tied for second and occupied two of the a.l. wild-card spots.